Whether you are bailing out a rowboat or a bank, use the two-word spelling to describe the action of doing it (the verb form): “we ….
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A bay is a small inlet, a small recess in a wall, a compartment in an aircraft used for a specific purpose, an area inside ….
A bad rap—also known as a bum rap—is shame that results from false accusations or trumped-up charges. A bad wrap with a “-w” is a ….
Both buck naked and butt naked are informal (slang) English and you are unlikely to have cause to use either in professional formal writing. Buck ….
The single word “backup” is a noun, often attributive, that can mean something that serves as a substitute or support, or musical accompaniment, or additional ….
BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) The TRUE and COMPLETE and CORRECT answer REALLY is that either can be correct—and even proper—depending upon context, even in ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of axis is axes. axis: one of the reference lines of a coordinate system The singular of axis ….
An axle is a pin or shaft on (or with which) a wheel or pair of wheels revolves. The centers of the wheels are connected ….
Not long ago I thought awhile about taking a while to pen this article. Let’s face it. The differences between awhile and a while can ….
If you seek vengeance, you aim to avenge wrongs, not revenge wrongs. “Avenge” is a transitive verb that means to take vengeance for, or on ….